The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-10-14
A CHICAGO JAM.

A CHICAGO JAM.
The President Greeted by m Imm~nse
Crowd 1t Chlcs9o-rhe Breaking Of =
Platform nearly Creates Panic.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6-About $1,000 persons
greeted the President and party ON their
arrival in this city yesterday morning fFem
st. Louis. As the Presidents carriage
moved through, the tumultuous crowd
with wild cheering fell in behind. Tbs
President took OF his hat the moment 10
got into the carriage and bowed and smileEf
as the roaring went up.
There was no music until the procession
got to Twenty third street, and the crowds
did nothing but look at the President,
and Mrs. Cleveland. Closing up behimt
the carriages came the Milwaukee light
horse squadron and battery F, fourth
artillery, u. q. A. The crowd had
yelled itself hoarse, cheering for
the PRESIDENT, when the second division
swung into line at the corner Of Michigan
avenue and Twenty-third street. On
Twenty-third street, Wabash avenue and
Twenty second street the pavements were
packed as never before in the history OK
Chicago. On the tops of houses and in the
windows were crowds Of eager faces, and
from roofs and windows floated s.reamers,
evidently improvised hurriedly for the oc-
casion. At Twenty second street, where
the procession began, there was q repeti-
ton of the depot scene, and . man might as
well have attempted to walk through q
brick wall as to force his way into the
midst Of this fence Of men and women.
The main procession started from
Twenty-second street promptly at ten
o'clock in the following order: The Presi-
dent and reception committee, preceded by
General Charles Fitzsimmons, chief mar
shall; Colonel Henry c. Corbin, chief OF
staff, and aids. Then came the various
military organizations and civic societies.
As tho procession moved along the Presi-
dent was kept busy bowling and smiling.
Most Of the time he was uncovered. The
ladies seemed particularly anxious to get .
good look at the Presidents wife, and many
Of them were more aggressive in thrusting
themselves forward than were the men. It
was succession of 0vations the President
received all along the route. Up Michigan
avenue there extended thousands and thou
saads Of spectators. Faces looked out OF
every window; men were to be seen ON the
roofs Of houses, and all over flashed the
stars and stripes, while the music Of many
bands and the cheering Of :he pOpulace
filed the air.
When the Presidents carriage reached
the Auditorium building the signal was
given aud the revenue cutter Michigan,
which lay in the harbOr just opposite, fired
the Presidential salute of twenty one guns.
This was the signal for mob of g., 900 peO-
pie to overrun the procession and swarm
like ants toward the stand in their eager
ness to see the President. When he had
alighted from his carriage and made his
way to the stand, he and the few officials
with him were almost pushed over the
railing by the mob of aldermen and ward
politicians behind who engaged in an insane
struggle for the front. The procession
moved slowly of when suddenly there was
a crash of timber and half q hundred peoi
pie who had squeezed themselves on to the
reporters tables were precipitated to the
platform in q bunch. No one was seriously
injured, though the incident almost created
. panic, people behind hearing the crash
and beginning to rush away from the spot,
women screaming and a scene of confusion
following, lasting several minutes. In
the meantime President Cleveland, who
had been standing, hat in hand, grew
pale from the exertion of keeping
his place in the jam and the mob behind
was cleared back q trifle. In the street,
however, it was impossible to keep clear
space for the parade. Every moment it
would be forced to stop for time, while
the police were forcing the crowds back
The regular troops got through all right,
but the Second regiment was shut of for
nearly five minutes and the Cleveland
cavalry suffered q similar fate, but man
aged to squeeze through.
Whou comUorativa Ordar had heeu IA.
stored on the platform Mayor Roche de-
llvered the address of welcome, which was
responded to by President Cleveland in
euIOgistic terms Of Chicago and it's people,
Ms Cleveland, who had become fatigued,
left the carriage at the Palmer House,
being escorted directly to her rooms, where
she rested quietly for several hours. Re-
ports that she had been taken suddenly i'll
were circulated, but they were unfounded.
She was very tired, but nothing more.
serious.
1t was rs p. m. when the last Of tho
long procession had passed the President
and the crowd began to dispense, but there
was such o crush that the President could
not leave the platform for some time.
Finally he got away almost faint with hun
ger and exertion and was driven to the
Palmer House to eat dinner and prepare
for the reception IN half an hour. }
With one frantic cheer crashing through
the great rotunda, a mob OF 100000 people
rushed like wild beasts at President Cleve-
land and his wife in the afternoon mi tho
Palmer House. 1t was the reception to the
general public, and the Chief Magistrate
with his radiant companion had just de-
seconded the main staircase. So thunder
Gus was the din that the score of perspir-
ing trumpeters seemed making q dumb
show. In vain did the police, clubs in
hand, attempt to still the rush. The rope.
was swept away at the first onset, and it.
was well that nook Of safety had been
provided for Mrs Cleveland. Immediately
to the right Of the staircase was an alcove
almost hidden in silken bunting and
waving green plants. Into this she was
hastily thrust, while the President, giving
a single sweeping glance at the surg
ing crowd, plunged into its midst
and sturdily shouldered himself into the
place it had been decided he should stand.
Three times did files Of dismounted cavalry
men seize the ends Of the ropes that had
been dashed to the floor, and strive to drag
back the eager multitude. Only with the
aid Of double Gordon Of police-the front.
line backing against the crowd and the sec
ond rank pushing their comrades forward
did the lassO maneuver OF the sOldiera
bring faint semblance Of order.
The President meanwhile was shaking